The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-02-19
Topics Discussed Over the River

Chester Buck lost a valuable horse by
death Monday.
Ed. Leuckel lost mustang pony by
death one day last week.
Henry Christman, our popular coal
dealer, reports business as being GOOD.
Joseph Rex sold a valuable horse to
George Snyder, the Allentown horse jockey,
this week.
Yes, the powers that be had drop,
Tuesday, and ii wasn't of the most gentle
nature either.
"A buffalo robe, the property of Henry
Chrislman, was lost one night recently. A
suitable reward will be paid to any one re-
turning the same
Francis Koons, employed in the Pack.
crton car shops, had the thumb of his right
band severely mashed Tuesday while hand
ling heavy lumber
Charles Rehrig, conductor on Lehigh
Valley freight No. 80, who had his right
hand severely squeezed several weeks ago.
will report for duty in the course of few
days.
Our popular bakers, Larry &c Sewell.
Will, in the course of few weeks, put an
other wagon Oh the rol1, in order to sup
ply promptly their rapidly growing patron
age.
"A rumor was current here during the
week that Messrs. George Horn and John
Laury would, at all early day, open a large
tinware establishment We wish our Young
friends success in their new venture.
FOR long time we have been kicking
and Fighting against the one man power
that has ruled the affairs OF our rapidly
growing municipality with freedom that
none dared question. Last Tuesday, how
eyer, the Independent voters rose in their
might and--well something had sudden
drop, and it wasn't the independent voters
either.
According to the act under which
Weissport was incorporated as a borough.
the councimen elect the burgess. An eff
fort will be made by some of our enterpris
ing citizens to have this act, as far as it af-
feets our borough, repealed at the coming
term of our county court, thereby making
the Office of burgess an electable one.
This is move in the right direction and
we hope it will be successful.
The following named gentlemen were
elected Tuesday: Justice of the Peace. Aus |
tin Boyer; constable, Alfred Whittingham.
councilmen for three years, Frank Reed. |
Frank Larry; councilman for two years, |
Milton Emery; school director. W. f. |
Biery; judge of elections, VIM. Hollinger:
inspectors, A. II. Everett, Charles Laury;
assessor, J. G. Zern; overseer of poor. |
Solomon Yeakel; tax collector Bernard
Vogt.
The election in Franklin township |
passed off very quietly and resulted in the !
success Of the following gentlemen: Con-
stable, II. p. Levan: judge of elections.
David Beltz; inspector of elections, Paul
Schabo; supervisors, Nathan Blose, Chris
tlan kresge; overseer of poor, Lewis Dries
bach; school directors, Frank Heldt,1 year.
William ii. Whitehead, years, Edwin |
Sensinger, years; tax collector, II. p. |
Levan; assessor, j. X. Rickert; auditor,
Joseph Boyer.
In our preambulations around Weiss.
port we occasionally hear ana see peculiar
things. In passing the "Logan House,
one evening recently we saw hanging in
the window large. elegantly painted pls-
card bearing the inscription "Doc. Pohl,
up stairs" Upon inquiry we learned that
the doctor" is an able and talented gem
tleman, way up in his profession and
can be consulted in both the English and
German languages His locating in our
midst will undoubtedly result in much
good.